Research & Teaching

At Northeast Neuropsychology, we not only provide our patients with state of the art evaluations and treatment, we have contributed to our field, through research and teaching.   Over our careers, we have collaborated on research projects, taught at universities and provided leadership in hospital and university training programs. These efforts have helped further the fields of neuropsychology, clinical psychology and behavioral medicine.

Our research, teaching and training efforts have focused on areas such as Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, Neuropsychological Testing and Assessment, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Conduct Disorder, Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Disability Evaluation, Cognitive Rehabilitation, forensic evaluation and advanced neuroimaging techniques such as fMRI and Diffusion Tensor Imaging.  

Our staff members have held teaching and training positions at multiple academic institutions including: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine; The University of Hartford; Trinity College; Wesleyan University; and Antioch University.  The following publications represent a sampling of our past and present research and teaching interests.

Diffusion tensor brain imaging studies as discussed in:
Raskin, Lovejoy, et al. (2014).  Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. In Levin, Shum & Chan (Eds.). Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury: Current Research and Future Directions, Oxford.

​Selected Publications (articles, books, book chapters, abstracts & doctoral dissertations)

Oakes, H. J., Lovejoy, D. W. & Bush, S.  (2017).  Independent neuropsychological evaluations.  New York, Oxford.. 

Raskin, S., Lovejoy, D. W., Stevens, M. & Oakes, H. J. (2014).  Mild traumatic brain injury.  In Levin, H., Shum, D. & Chan, R. Eds.  Understanding Traumatic Brain Injury: Current research and future directions.  (pp. 370-314).  New York, Oxford. 

Stevens, M. C., Lovejoy, D. W., Kim, J., Oakes, H. J., Kureshi, I. & Witt, S. (2012).  Multiple resting state network functional connectivity abnormalities in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.  Brain Imaging and Behavior, 6, 293-218.

Goldstein, G., Oakes, H., Lovejoy, D., & Holdnack, J. A. (2013).  Assessing individuals with psychiatric and developmental disorders. In Holdnack, J. A., Drozdick, L., Weiss, L. G. & Iverson, G. L.. (Eds.), WAIS-IV, WMS-IV & ACS:  Advanced clinical interpretation (pp. 545-596).  Elsevier

Oakes, H., Lovejoy, D., Tartar, S.  & Holdnack, J. A. (2013).  Understanding index and subtest scatter in healthy adults. . In Holdnack, J. A., Drozdick, L., Weiss, L. G. & Iverson, G. L.. (Eds.), WAIS-IV, WMS-IV & ACS:  Advanced Clinical Interpretation.  (pp 103-169).

Seetharama, S. SteinGiser, A. & Lovejoy, D. W. (2013).  The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement System Information System (PROMIS) as a measure of emotional functioning in pediatric concussions.  Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 9, S12-S13.  

Lovejoy, D. W. & Oakes, H. J. (2012).  The behavioral health provider as a participant in relation to the process of disability determination:  Evaluations, terminology and systems.  In Bush, S.  and Iverson, G. (Eds.).  Independent Neuropsychological Evaluations in the workplace.  Guilford. 

Witt, S. P., Lovejoy, D. W., Oakes, H., Calhoun, V.,  Pearlson, G., & Stevens, M. C.  (2011).  Changes in frequency power spectrum observed as a result of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.  Proceedings of the Organization for Human Brain Mapping, 16, 439. 

Witt, S. P., Lovejoy, D. W., Pearlson, G., Stevens, M. C. (2011).  Decreased prefrontal cortex activity in mild traumatic brain injury:  Performance on an auditory oddball task.  Brain Imaging and Behavior, 4, 232-247.

Tartar, S., Peck, C., Boorstein, H., Lovejoy, D., Kaplan, R., Fein, D., Holdnack, J., & Treadwell, K.  (2010).  Neuropsycholoogical functioning following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury:  Complicated versus uncomplicated injury outcomes. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16, 78.

Tartar, S., Mace, M.,  Martino, R., & Lovejoy, D. W. (2010).  A survey of regional referring providers' use of and perceived utility of neuropsychological services.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 16, 50.

Koby, D. G., Tartar, S., Carlson, S. Lovejoy, D. W.,  Meunier, S. Kurtz, M. & Tolin, D. (2008).  Emerging evidence for frontal lobe dysfunction among patients with compulsive hoarding.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 23, 700.

Tartar, S., Koby, D, Treadwell, K., Lovejoy, D. W.,  Holdnack, J. & Pier, J.  (2008).  CVLT-II profiles following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury:  Complicated versus uncomplicated injury outcomes. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 22, 430.

Tartar, S., Lovejoy, D. W., Treadwell, K., Holdnack, J., Pier, J., Salomone, J. & Fein, D. (2007).  Patterns of verbal list learning in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.  The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 21, 406.

Bush, S., Cox, D. & Crouch, J. A. (2005).  Ethical considerations in the determination of response validity in neuropsychology.  Part II.  In S. S. Bush, Cox, D. & Crouch, J. A. (2005).  A casebook of ethical challenges in neuropsychology (pp. 238-249).  New York:  Psychology Press.

Lovejoy, D. W., Diefenbach, G. J., Licht, D. J., & Tolin, D. F.  (2004).  Tracking levels of psychiatric distress associated with the terrorist events of September 11, 2001:  A review of the literature.  Journal of the American Academy of Insurance Medicine.

Lovejoy, D. W., Rheaume, L. & Oakes, H. J.  (2003).  Does Premorbid psychiatric illness have an impact on the severity of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury?  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 18, 746.

Woods, S. P., Weinborn, M. & Lovejoy, D. W. (2003).  Are classification accuracy statistics underused in neuropsychological research?  Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 25, 431-439.

Bullard, S., Lovejoy, D. W., & Oakes, H. J. (2002).  Differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders in a 43-year-old female. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 17, 715.

Woods, S. P., Lovejoy, D. W., Stutts, M. L., Ball, J. D. & Falls-Stewart, W. (2002).  Comparative efficiency of a discrepancy analysis for the classification of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 17, 351-359.

Greve, K. W., Bianchini, K. J., Houston, R. J., & Crouch, J. A. (2002).  Detecting malingered performance with the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test: A preliminary investigation in traumatic brain injury.  The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 16, 179-191. 

Lovejoy, D. W., Palmer, A., Folk-Barron,  L.., Kehoe, F., Bullard, S., & Oakes, H.  (2002).  Examining the impact of intoxication on GCS scores, post traumatic amnesia and neuropsychological functioning in an acutely hospitalized mild head injured population.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 17, 771.

Waxman, A., Lovejoy, D. W., Palmer, A.,  & Oakes, J.  (2002).  The effects of reported feelings of depression at inpatient trauma admission on post-concussion symptom report and stability over time.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 17, 773.

Woods, S. P., Lovejoy, D. W., & Ball, J. D. (2002).  Neuropsychological characteristics of adults with ADHD.  A comprehensive review of initial studies.  The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 16, 12-34.

Folk-Barron, L., Oakes, H. J. Lovejoy, D. W., et al. (2001).  Neuropsychological functioning in restrained vs. unrestrained drivers with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 16, 743.

Woods, S. P. & Lovejoy, D. W. (2001).  Gender differences in verbal fluency in adults with ADHD.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 16, 804.

Anderson, G. L. & Lovejoy, D. W. (2001).  An exam room built for two: Tandem training of psychologists and physicians on collaborative health care.
Professional Psychology Research and Practice, 31, 692-697.

Perugini, E. M., Harvey, E. A., Lovejoy, D. W., Sandstrom, K., & Webb, A. (2000).  The predictive power of combined neuropsychological measures for ADHD in children.  Child Neuropsychology, 6, 100-113.

Lovejoy, D. W., Crouch, J. A., Oakes, H. J. & Ball.  Neuropsychological predictors of self-reported ADHD symptomatology in adults.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 14, 116.

Lovejoy, D. W., Ball, J.D., Keats, M., Status, M.  (1999). Neuropsychological performance of adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD):  
​Diagnostic classification estimates for measures of frontal lobe/executive functioning.  Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 5, 222-233.

Lovejoy, D. W., Littman, E., Ryan, E. et al. (1997).  Assessment of the acute stroke patient:  A multidisciplinary team approach.  Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology. 

Anderson, G. L.., & Lovejoy, D. W. (1996).  Behavioral medicine training for family medicine residents.  Biofeedback, Spring. 10-12.

Crouch, J. A., Greve, K. J., & Brooks, J. (1996).  The California Card Sorting Test may dissociate verbal and nonverbal concept formation abilities.  British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 35, 431-434.

Ruff, R. M., Marshall, L., Klauber, M., Crouch, J. A., Levin, H., Barth, J., & Kreutzer, J.  (1993).  Predictors of outcome following severe head trauma:  Follow-up data from the traumatic coma data bank. Brain Injury, 7, 101-111.

Bauer, R. M., Greve, K. W., Besch, E, L., Schramke, C. J., Crouch, J. et al. (1992).  The role of psychological factors in the report of building-related symptoms in sick building syndrome.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60, 213-219.

Halgin, R. P. & Lovejoy, D. W. (1991).   An integrative approach to treating the partner of a depressed person.  Psychotherapy:  
​Theory, Research & Practice, 28, 251-258.